In Gainesville, FL, we have this great group WAV (watershed action volunteers) that sets up a small display with cars and ponds and little spray bottles, to show how oil from cars affects the watershed and destroys local watersheds. I can&#39;t seem to find pictures of the awesome interactive display they set up for little kids, but there site has some good information:<br>
<a href="http://www.alachuacounty.us/government/depts/epd/waterquality/">http://www.alachuacounty.us/government/depts/epd/waterquality/</a><br>-vy<br><br>-- <br>Vyki Englert<br>&quot;sprocket&quot; acting Director of operations<br>
Member Board of Directors<br>Gainesville Community Bicycle Project, Inc &quot;the Kickstand&quot;<br>
722 South Main Street Gainesville Fl 32601<br><a href="http://www.thekickstand.org/" target="_blank">www.thekickstand.org</a><br><a href="mailto:vyki.englert@thekickstand.org" target="_blank">vyki.englert@thekickstand.org</a><br>
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normal man must be tempted, at times, to spit on his hands, hoist the
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<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Feb 19, 2008 12:39 PM,  &lt;<a href="mailto:veganboyjosh@gmail.com" target="_blank">veganboyjosh@gmail.com</a>&gt; wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">

break it down into terms they can relate to. figure out the cost of a car over a year. someone has this number, altho i can&#39;t remember who/what it is right now...compare that to a bike. then see what they could buy in a year with the difference, in terms of stuff they&#39;re into. games, soda, candy, etc...<br>


<br>maybe make up some visual aids like the total cereal commercial, where you photoshop a pile of candy bars, or playstations, or something, to show what you could buy with the money saved by riding a bike...<br><br><br>


<div class="gmail_quote"><div><div></div><div>On Feb 19, 2008 10:31 AM, Geoffrey B &lt;<a href="mailto:vous.je@gmail.com" target="_blank">vous.je@gmail.com</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">

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Does anyone have any good ideas to teach kids about the evils of oil. I am helping teach a workshop on oil to kids and need some help. Its part of a renewable energy tour of the city and so the kids will take part in a daycare workshop while their parents tour around town. <br>



<br>I&#39;m thinking games, fun stuff and the sort, they are ten to thirteen years old. <br clear="all"><font color="#888888"><br>-- <br>&quot;Cycle tracks will abound in Utopia&quot; - H.G. Wells
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<br></blockquote></div><br><br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Vyki Englert<br>&quot;sprocket&quot; acting Director of operations<br>Member Board of Directors<br>Gainesville Community Bicycle Project, Inc &quot;the Kickstand&quot;<br>

722 South Main Street Gainesville Fl 32601<br><a href="http://www.thekickstand.org" target="_blank">www.thekickstand.org</a><br><a href="mailto:vyki.englert@thekickstand.org" target="_blank">vyki.englert@thekickstand.org</a><br>
850.819.8808<br><br>&#39;every normal man must be tempted, at times, to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats.&#39; &nbsp;--h.l. mencken